Arthur Ernest Lind, groceryman, farmer, wood man, father passed from this life November 30th, 1996 in the presence of his children in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was the only son born to Axel Linus Lind and Margareta Westlund in Midvale, Utah, September 7, 1907.His parents were Swedish converts to the mormon faith immigrating to Utah as teenagers where they met, fell in love and were married.
Arthur was the third child of five, surrounded on both sides by beautiful, musically talented sisters, Astrid Lind Allred Atkinson, Salt Lake City; Ethel Lind Mauss, Walnut Creek, California; and younger sisters, Marion Lind Peterson, Salt Lake City; Jenny Lind Woolf, Salt Lake City, all have preceded him in death.
Arthur's youth was spent working on a small wooded parcel of ground near Wheeler Farm along the Little Cottonwood Creek. It was there with his father, he learned to use the scythe, the two-man saw, the double edged axe and the hand tools of the woods and farm.
He took pride in these skills and taught his children the satisfaction and pleasure of physical work.
He began his education at Woodstock Elementary School, graduated from Granite High School and attended the University of Utah. From 1927 to 1930, he fulfilled an LDS Mission to Sweden, serving as a branch and district president. This was a period in his life, he spoke of with great fondness, remembering the kindness of the Swedish saints. He corresponded with them throughout his life.
On June 30, 1935, a pivotal point in his life occured when he had the good fortune of marrying Maxine Bagley of Cottonwood, Utah in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They were married in an uncommon Sunday ceremony by Elder David O. McKay.
Arthur was a loyal employee of Safeway Stores for 36 years, manageing the 2100 South 2300 East store into the 1960's. The latter considered at the time to be the flagship supermarket of Safeway stores in Utah. He prided himself in providing complete customer satisfaction, many years before it became a common place expression. Retiring from Safeway in 1968, he opened Art's Firelight Wood Company on 3900 South. Selling select pinon pine firewood of the highest quality. He brought his personal warmth and charisima as well as the glow of the pinion fire to his customers serving them into his 89th year. He had many choice young men as employees whose friendship he valued and wishes to thank.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Maxine Bagley Lind, Salt Lake City; children, Karl Edward Lind (Susan), Salt Lake City; James Arthur Lind (Frieda), Bettendorf, Iowa; Jenny Marie Lind, Bountiful; grandchildren, Matthew Arthur Lind Whitaker (Carol Ann), Pleasant Grove; Amy Marie Rydalch (Mark), Salt Lake City; Charles Cyrene Lind, Salt Lake City; Caitlin Marie Whitaker, Salt Lake City; Sarah Louise Lind, Salt Lake City; Martha Kate Lind, Salt Lake City; Karl Axel Lind, Battendorf, Iowa; great-grandsons, Trevor Lind Rydalch and David Matthew Whitaker.
Arthur wishes to acknowledge his compassionate care givers, members of the Valley View 7th Ward, the extreme kindness of the Highland Care Center staff and most especially the physicians of the St. Mark's Hospital who rallied to his aid; James Morell, M.D.; Mark R. Oliver, M.D.; Jeffrey Margetts, M.D.; Mary Jane Norman, M.D.; John English, M.D.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 5, 1996 at 12 noon at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 So. 2300 East, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening and again on Thursday, one hour prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions to Highland Care Center Employee of the Month.
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